Ecumenical Relations Committee
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NEWS AND EVENTS
On this page you can find out about the latest news
and events from the Ecumenical
Relations Committee. Downloads on this page are available
in Word [.doc], rich text [.rtf] and text only [.txt]
formats.
News
Youth Internship Programme
The World Council of Churches is looking for five young
people (18-30) to serve as interns in its Geneva offices.
The WCC welcomes interns who are committed to the ideals
of the ecumenical movement, to bring their energy, commitment
and fresh vision to a specific work assignement. Interns
bring valuable experiences to the WCC and, at the same
time, go through several modules of ecumenical learning.
The WCC Internships Programme prepares young people
to continue their ecumenical involvement beyond the
internship.
The WCC Youth Internship period is for 12 months from
February 2009 to January 2010. Interns are assigned
a task within one of the WCC working areas. They carry
out their tasks in co-operation with programme staff,
one of whom will supervise each intern. Each intern
is then expected to plan an ecumenical project during
their stay in Geneva and then implement this project,
starting from February 2010, in their home context. The
deadline for applications is 15 September 2008. To find
out more about the programme and to download an application
form, please visit: www.ecumenicalyouth.org
Living Letters solidarity
visit to Kenya
Living Letters are small ecumenical teams visiting
a country to listen, learn, share approaches and challenges
in overcoming violence and in peace making, and to pray
together for peace in the community and the world. The
World Council of Churches sent a team to Kenya from
30 January to 3 February 2008. The visit was hosted
by the National Council of Churches in Kenya.
The team met with top level representatives of the two
political parties, religious leaders, civil society
organisations, women's networks and local communities.
Graham McGeoch, a member of the Church of Scotland
ecumenical relations committee and the WCC's central council
and executive committees, was a member of the team.
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Graham's reflections can be downloaded
below.
You can find out more by visiting the Decade
to Overcome Violence website online at: www.overcomingviolence.org
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Download the letter:
Our newsletter
Latest news from the Ecumenical Relations Committee is
available here in our downloadable newsletter, available
in Word [.doc], rich text [.rtf] and text only [.txt]
formats.
Download our May 2008 newsletter:
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Events
Third European Ecumenical Assembly, Sibiu, Romania, 4–9 September 2007
2,100 official delegates of the Churches, bishops' Conferences
and ecumenical organisations, as well as 400 guests, attended
the Assembly. The Church of Scotland sent a delegation
of 12.
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The final message and youth statement
can be downloaded below.
You can find out more by visiting the Assembly
website online at: www.eea3.org
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These publications are
available in Word [.doc], portable document [.pdf] and
text only [.txt] formats.
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Download the final message:
Download the youth statement:
You may also download the report by Dr Alison Elliot
OBE, former Moderator of the General Assembly and one
of the Church of Scotland's delegates.
Download Dr Elliot's report:
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Autumn conference 2008
Our conference, hosted jointly with Action of Churches
Together in Scotland (ACTS),
will be held from 10.30 am until 3 pm on Thursday, 23
October 2008. Coffee and registration from 10 am. A
light buffet lunch will be provided. The conference
will be held in our offices at 121 George Street, Edinburgh.
Download the programme:
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